Bill And Melinda Gates Pledge $170 Million To Women’s Economic Empowerment

by Alanna Vagianos

Philanthropists Melinda and Bill Gates have pledged a massive sum toward women’s empowerment worldwide. (Photo: Pool New / Reuters)

“When money flows into the hands of women who have the authority to use it, everything changes.”

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